Tow Truck – Riverside County News Source

Pinned under car that hit him, tow truck driver hospitalized

January 18, 2019 Trevor Montgomery

UPDATED: Friday, Jan 18, 2:50 p.m., With additional details. BEAUMONT — A tow truck driver who was left pinned underneath a vehicle after he was struck Thursday afternoon, Jan. 17, was eventually pulled from under the vehicle, fire officials have reported. The crash happened on Beaumont Ave., south of California Ave., in Beaumont. The tow truck driver, believed to have […]

Teens “lucky to be alive” after Hwy 79 head-on DUI crash

October 29, 2018 Trevor Montgomery

WINCHESTER — Witnesses say two teens are lucky to be alive after the pair were involved in a head-on crash with a repo truck towing a third vehicle in the unincorporated community of Winchester last night. The tremendous impact ripped the entire front of the teens’ sedan off and sheared the motor from the car – launching both the heavy […]

CABAZON: Tow truck driver exiting his vehicle killed when struck by passing big-rig

August 7, 2018 Trevor Montgomery

CABAZON — A tow truck driver died this morning when he was struck by a tractor-trailer semi-truck while exiting his flatbed tow truck in the unincorporated community of Cabazon. Officials investigating the crash do not suspect intoxication or excessive speed to have been contributing factors in the crash, which happened on Interstate 10, along a curve in the highway, about […]

VALLE VISTA: Officials investigating possible double hit and run after car, tow truck hit pedestrian

August 29, 2017 Trevor Montgomery

VALLE VISTA — Authorities are currently investigating a possible hit and run, believed to involve a pedestrian and possibly two vehicles. The major-injury, hit and run collisions happened Monday evening, Aug. 28, along a dark section of Highway 74 near First Street in Valle Vista. The same stretch of highway has been the site of several other recent, major-injury and fatal vehicle versus […]